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Section 329 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
329. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act
Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer or from any person interested in the sufferer any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in such sufferer to do anything that is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with 152[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Related Sections
- Section 66: Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
- Section 125: Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India
- Section 185: Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
- Section 29: Document
- Section 171E: Punishment for bribery
Related Acts
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
- International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
- Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
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